CIAware – March 2021
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March 2021
Incidents/Articles of Note:
- COVID-19 Vaccination Hesitancy Within The Critical Infrastructure Workforce
- US Names 5 Chinese Firms As Posing Threat To National Security
- Hackers Are Targeting Telecom Companies To Steal 5G Secrets
- Electricity Grid Cybersecurity
- What 2020 Taught Us About The Need For Deception Technology
- ‘The Race Is On’: CISA Raises Alarm Bells About Ransomware Attacks Against Microsoft Exchange Servers
- FBI Warns Of PYSA Ransomware Attacks On Education Institutions In US, UK
- DOE Announces New Programs to Develop Safeguards Against Physical and Cyber Threats to the U.S. Energy System
- Managing Necessary Risks In Critical Infrastructure Tech After Florida Water Hack
- Water Plants Missteps Illustrate Need For Critical Infrastructure Security Control
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Report Card For America’s Infrastructure
Every four years, the American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) Report Card for America’s Infrastructure depicts the condition and performance of American infrastructure in the familiar form of a school reportcard—assigning letter grades based on the physical condition and needed investments for improvement.
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Infrastructure Security
CISA works with businesses, communities, and government at every level to help make the nation’s critical infrastructure more resilient to cyber and physical threats. Everyone has a role securing the Nation’s critical infrastructure.
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Infrastructure Training
TheCybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s(CISA)Infrastructure Security Divisionoffers a wide array of free training programs to government and private sector partners. These web-based independent study courses, instructor-led courses, and associated training materials provide government officials and critical infrastructure owners and operators with the knowledge and skills needed to implement critical infrastructure security and resilience activities.
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Critical Infrastructure Security
Critical infrastructure describes the physical and cyber systems and assets that are so vital to the United States that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on our physical or economic security or public health or safety. The nation’s critical infrastructure provides the essential services that underpin American society.
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